Example sentences of "[verb] only [adv] long [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They sit only so long as they continue to hold episcopal office . |
| 2 | That gives him the space to make long-term bets , but also deprives him of advice against short-sightedness : borrowing sums that he can service only so long as the good times roll . |
| 3 | Even among senior players , outside pursuits were tolerated only so long as they did not affect a player 's performance or make football of secondary importance to him . |
| 4 | The system can function only so long as the financial stability of LCH 's position is preserved so that the risks normally inherent in futures and options trading are effectively balanced . |
| 5 | Those days have gone only so long as a Government are in power who are determined to continue a regime of common sense and reasonable and balanced industrial relations . |
| 6 | But the relief of the husband from the obligation of maintenance continues only so long as she voluntarily remains absent . |
| 7 | The consensus will last only so long as most lawyers accept the convictions that support it . |